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Michael Dwyer (1772-1825) – The Outlaw of the Wicklow Mountains
Much of the post 1798 folklore in the Wicklow Mountains concerns the rebel leader Michael Dwyer who held out until 1803. Born in Camara, Co. Wicklow, in 1772, he was raised near Eadestown in the Glen of Imail and served under General Joseph Holt during the 1798 Rebellion. His nemesis was Captain William Hoare Hume […]